BRIGHT PLACES to Embark on UK Tour This Autumn
Carbon Theatre will tour Bright Places, a play inspired by writer RAE MAINWARING's own experience of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 23, across the UK.
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Bright Places at New Wolsey Theatre
Dates: 20/10/2026
📍 Theatre: New Wolsey Theatre
New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS
Ipswich,
Phone: 01473295900
Tickets: $15
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90s pop and heaps of glitter combine for this darkly funny and deeply honest story about growing up with a chronic illness.
I was 23 when it came crashing into my life; without warning, when everything was going so well…
A three-woman, one-woman show about Multiple Sclerosis. MS for short. Not to be confused with M&S or S&M.
Rae Mainwaring’s “glitter-fuelled pocket rocket of a show” (Watch That Scene) returns by popular demand. Bright Places is a brilliantly funny, and deeply honest, account of growing up in the shadow of chronic illness – and a story for anyone who’s ever searched for joy in the hardest of times.
Expect 90s pop, a costume box and a whole heap of glitter in a “reflective yet raucous play about living with MS” (The Guardian).
We are proud to be working with charity partner, Shift.ms: the digital community for people with MS.
Presented by Carbon Theatre
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Where is New Wolsey Theatre located?
New Wolsey Theatre is at New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS, Ipswich.
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